tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post2441023405691745450..comments2019-03-21T13:07:57.730-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (July 10, 2016): The Boys of SummerBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53923402580122317872016-07-17T14:49:03.555-07:002016-07-17T14:49:03.555-07:00My use of &quot;kibosh&quot; was a reference to He...My use of &quot;kibosh&quot; was a reference to Heat player Chris Bosh.jsulbyrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00121691073253882729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-82408715976923319162016-07-17T14:37:09.577-07:002016-07-17T14:37:09.577-07:00A late reply...but I really liked the &quot;phrasi...A late reply...but I really liked the &quot;phrasing&quot; of this puzzle. Better than others!<br />Strict team names (besides not working) would have been highly computer searchable. Not-that-there&#39;s-anything-wrong-with-that, but the &#39;phrase&#39; part eventually led me to thinking about fitting &quot;the&quot; into it...trying to find 3 of the 6 letters in a shorter list of short team names made it a pretty neat observation, IMHO -- especially because it ended up being 3 of the 4 letters in the team name itself. <br /><br />I had the same initial question about &quot;major league&quot; -- which I thought would mostly apply to baseball and possibly soccer (MLS). One doesn&#39;t generally hear of NBA and NFL being called &quot;the major leagues,&quot; but googling &quot;major league sports&quot; quickly suggested that it is indeed a sufficiently common label for the major professional sports. Learned something new there!mike_hinterberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817872376341966540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26776955254119731672016-07-17T06:47:38.211-07:002016-07-17T06:47:38.211-07:00I&#39;ll be, Mendo Jim. More anagrams.I&#39;ll be, Mendo Jim. More anagrams.andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049796253255984553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-46510648555736172922016-07-17T06:34:03.332-07:002016-07-17T06:34:03.332-07:00I told my wife the puzzle and she got it. (Musical...I told my wife the puzzle and she got it. (Musical clue) Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756899374006781682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-79507853529477199422016-07-17T06:13:30.606-07:002016-07-17T06:13:30.606-07:00What you can&#39;t teach an old dog.What you can&#39;t teach an old dog.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-57255581420934965312016-07-17T05:52:57.700-07:002016-07-17T05:52:57.700-07:00Fits to a T.Fits to a T.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-83117536064098330812016-07-17T05:42:09.212-07:002016-07-17T05:42:09.212-07:00Seems like a fair enough puzzle.Seems like a fair enough puzzle.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2610915078865863012016-07-17T05:30:48.764-07:002016-07-17T05:30:48.764-07:00Next week&#39;s challenge from listener Ben Bass o...Next week&#39;s challenge from listener Ben Bass of Chicago: Name a prominent American politician — first and last names, 11 letters total. Rearrange these letters, and you&#39;ll get a country plus the former name of another country. Who&#39;s the politician, and what countries are these?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-88172749087578656302016-07-15T17:46:55.001-07:002016-07-15T17:46:55.001-07:00Not to worry. Colonel Sanders has the recipe to f...Not to worry. Colonel Sanders has the recipe to fix that. GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803441199770057589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-75266473677849216402016-07-15T16:38:00.216-07:002016-07-15T16:38:00.216-07:00I really don&#39;t know, GB. If you overload it, i...I really don&#39;t know, GB. If you overload it, it might cause a brake drumstick problem.<br /><br />jan,<br />Not sure, but to be frank, I bet he would relish the thought.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-12327187939761890082016-07-15T16:14:22.532-07:002016-07-15T16:14:22.532-07:00Did Anthony ever ride in a Wienermobile?Did Anthony ever ride in a Wienermobile?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24206296328074215382016-07-15T16:08:16.081-07:002016-07-15T16:08:16.081-07:00Question: How many people can ride in a turkey co...Question: How many people can ride in a turkey coupe?GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803441199770057589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66815775492098118232016-07-15T16:02:10.840-07:002016-07-15T16:02:10.840-07:00eco,
Justice is what remains when you finish your ...eco,<br />Justice is what remains when you finish your cocktail.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66281261287418046532016-07-15T15:41:52.616-07:002016-07-15T15:41:52.616-07:00I saw that movie. Steve McQueen anagrammed Blog E...I saw that movie. Steve McQueen anagrammed Blog Evil and got Live Glob - who later played Jabba the Hutt. Or was that Pizza the Hut?GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803441199770057589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-6207139295089206432016-07-15T15:39:28.385-07:002016-07-15T15:39:28.385-07:00And what about boll weevil?And what about boll weevil?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-48244034904074744412016-07-15T15:36:02.240-07:002016-07-15T15:36:02.240-07:00SDB: That&#39;s justice, not evil!
Voila, naive...SDB: That&#39;s justice, not evil! <br /><br />Voila, naive vultor! ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-80870333376054414812016-07-15T15:12:38.488-07:002016-07-15T15:12:38.488-07:00Eco,
You forgot Blog Evil. This is where a group o...Eco,<br />You forgot Blog Evil. This is where a group of bloggers rise up against crappy puzzles.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-62688899970805721062016-07-15T14:40:29.730-07:002016-07-15T14:40:29.730-07:00Not to stray to far from this week&#39;s grand puz...Not to stray to far from this week&#39;s grand puzzle:<br /><br />1. The guy, or gal, who finally &quot;goes postal&quot;? We all probably border on that - in the stress variety anyway. These need to be identified and helped if possible, but certainly kept away from sharp objects. Often they are protected by youth, or political correctness. A good example is probably the ex-newsman who killed the TV reporter and cameraman during a live program in Virginia not long ago. He was doubly protected - black and gay. He was passed from employer to employer, no one wanting to be called a bigot or sued, until. . . The Bad Seeds or simply stressed seeds need to be identified. A tall order, but it beats hand wringing.<br /><br />2. Shirley that doesn&#39;t include my (well regulated) neighborhood Citizens Free Militia. Police and military are creations for order. Again, identifying and weeding out the bad eggs in all those categories is the solution - along with stability.<br /><br />3. Put ISIS at the top of that heap as the current manifestation. Slavery in this country is largely a thing of the past. Racism is a term that gets used a lot but is rarely, if ever, defined. I&#39;m not sure different people even understand it the same way. I saw a conference on the subject once, and the term was never defined. It&#39;s a problem, but more perceived than real, and principally exploited by persons who gain by racial strife. Most people go about their business and don&#39;t let it be an issue. Same with sexual orientation. Widespread anti in that regard is largely a myth. Most people have real things to do and just don&#39;t care what lifestyle the other fellow or gal lives. The issue arises from extremists on both sides. The USA, or what&#39;s left of it, just doesn&#39;t hold a candle to the Nazis or ISIS.<br /><br />Now, what&#39;s the next puzzle? GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803441199770057589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-80693630046437539312016-07-15T13:29:04.153-07:002016-07-15T13:29:04.153-07:00Last time I saw a copperhead I was running, not st...Last time I saw a copperhead I was running, not standing.<br /><br />SuperZee called it evil; I recall the book &quot;The Power of Evil&quot; identified 3 types of evil: <br />1) individual evil, as in psychopaths and sociopaths, as might be the case of Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza. This may be genetic, or at least found in the very youngest of children. Can also be caused by trauma or stress, like the Dallas shooter, Orlando shooter, and possibly the Nice driver, who was getting a divorce. Can often be resolved with therapy.<br />2) Group evil, when 2 or more people get together, usually involves fear, anger or revenge. Columbine shooters, urban (and rural) gangs. I think too many police are verging on this. Impossible to eliminate, but economic and social stability go a long way to reducing.<br />3) Collective evil: when an entire society commits evil, caused from severe stress, historic/ ethnic hatred, and demonizing another group. Nazi Germany is the clearest example, also Hutu&#39;s vs Tutsi&#39;s in Rwanda. Lest you think we&#39;re above that I would suggest our history with slavery, racism, and anti-LGBQT attitudes puts us in that realm.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-79717247372357214002016-07-15T11:14:01.482-07:002016-07-15T11:14:01.482-07:00They all do have interchangeable traits. At least...They all do have interchangeable traits. At least with the copperhead, one knows where one stands. GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803441199770057589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40434126080183776862016-07-15T10:47:16.946-07:002016-07-15T10:47:16.946-07:00GB: Are you referring to the shooters or the poli...GB: Are you referring to the shooters or the politicians?ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36554387366154484282016-07-15T10:39:01.607-07:002016-07-15T10:39:01.607-07:00Unfortunately they&#39;re like copperheads. You h...Unfortunately they&#39;re like copperheads. You have to identify them and then steer clear or kill them. There&#39;s nothing to negotiate with.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803441199770057589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-22607772435863629192016-07-15T10:35:40.040-07:002016-07-15T10:35:40.040-07:00At least it&#39;s cut rate. But that&#39;s just s...At least it&#39;s cut rate. But that&#39;s just splitting hairs.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803441199770057589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66568906583419108342016-07-15T10:33:33.178-07:002016-07-15T10:33:33.178-07:00Like the Orlando shooter it&#39;s sounding like th...Like the Orlando shooter it&#39;s sounding like this killer was driven by his personal demons, not macro political forces.<br /><br />Doesn&#39;t make it any better for the victims, but in a level-headed world the hate-filled rhetoric would be toned down. I long for that world.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-29551877535429115022016-07-15T10:30:52.686-07:002016-07-15T10:30:52.686-07:00Puzzleria! is again gloriously uploaded!
We offer...Puzzleria! is again gloriously uploaded!<br /><br />We offer seven puzzles this week, including three Riffing/Ripping Off Shortz efforts. The answer to one of them echoes bullfighting, but actually has nothing to do with bullfighting.<br /><br />The titles of our 7 deadly puzzles this week are:<br />“Snippet in the bud;”<br />“20,000 major leagues under the C-notes;” <br />“New vowel, same old dead end;”<br />“Name’s the same? No, name’s the ‘synoname’”;<br />“Condensed plot summary;”<br />“Identical triplets on Tripoli’s shores;” and<br />“Doobie doobie double refer madness.”<br /><br />Just click on Blaines’s handy “Joseph Young’s Puzzleria!” link under PUZZLE LINKS to access tons of hot puzzling <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tCc--3xw10" rel="nofollow">fun</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89tPuyL1ruY" rel="nofollow">fun fun</a> in the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeNAgBFmJpM" rel="nofollow">summertime</a>! Hope to see you here!<br /><br />LegoTheSevenPuzzlesAre<em>Not</em>DeadlyButThey<em>Do</em>DwarfOthersOfASimilarGenre<br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.com